On his blog, 5against4, composer, writer, and researcher Simon Cummings devoted an article to Justina Repečkaitė’s album Tapestries (2026):

Tension, climax, release. That’s not simply familiar but one of the most fundamental progressions we encounter in all forms of art. So it’s been fascinating to hear how Lithuanian composer Justina Repečkaitė sidesteps and reconfigures this most basic dramatic contour repeatedly on the first album devoted to her music, Tapestries. That’s not the point of her music, i hasten to add, and in fact Repečkaitė goes to great lengths to articulate the conceptual thinking behind each of the eight works included here. Yet those backstories, while important (and interesting), nonetheless also come to feel like so many starting points, moments of ignition leading to music that travels far beyond their inspirational origins, occupying sustained, demonstrably heightened states.

Tapestries appears on the article The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, May 2026 by Peter Margasak : “Lithuanian composer Justina Repečkaitė presents a remarkable survey of the first decade of her work as a composer, each of its eight works offering dizzyingly varied sides of her music. <…>”

Concert de la classe de direction d’orchestre du Conservatoire de Lille

CRR de Lille - Conducting Class
Monday, 8 June 2026, 7:00 PM
Auditorium of the Conservatoire de Lille

Justina Repečkaitė’s Tapisserie will be conducted by the students.

As part of a special evening at the Conservatoire de Lille, conducting students lead an orchestra of professional musicians in a richly contrasted programme. The concert brings together two major orchestral works alongside contemporary pieces by Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber and Justina Repečkaitė.

The Estonian cultural weekly Sirp published Sander Saarmetson’s review “Heli naha all ” (“Sound Under the Skin”) of Ensemble U:’s concert, which featured my IRCAM Cursus piece Transduced (2020) for percussion and electronics, performed by Vambola Krigul. Translation from Estonian:

Justina Repečkaitė’s Millefleur represents Lithuania at the International Rostrum of Composers, held in Riga from 12–15 May 2026. The work was commissioned by Lithuanian National Radio and Television for the Baltic Music Days 2025 - Music Autumn (Muzikos Ruduo) . Millefleur was premiered by the Siemens Ensemble Prize 2025 winner Ensemble for New Music Tallinn, conducted by Arash Yazdani.

Repečkaitė’s music already represented Lithuania at International Rostrum of Composers, with Chartres (2012) for string orchestra and with Tapisserie (2015) for ensemble.

On 12 May 2026, percussion player Vambola Krigul will performTransducedat the Estonian Centre of Contemporary Music, as part of the concert Puutetundlikkus / puute tundlikkus.

Uued tuuled (New Winds)
Ensemble U:
Date: 12.05.2026, 19:00
Venue: ECCM Hall
Email: u@uuu.ee
Website: https://uuu.ee/j/kontserdid2

The concert offers a selection of music by younger-generation composers well known in Europe but less frequently performed in Estonia.

Programme:

Johannes Maria Staud (1974) – “Lagrein” (2008) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Brigitta Muntendorf (1982) – “Shivers on Speed” (2013) for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello
Justina Repečkaitė (1989) – “Transduced” (2020) for percussion and live electronics
Kitty Xiao (1989) – “in flesh” (2021) for cello and electronics

Tickets (5/10/15 euros) available via Fienta and on site

On 16 March 2026, Justina Repečkaitė will give a composition masterclass at the Conservatoire of Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, for Jean-Luc Hervé’s composition class. More information here.

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at the So Percussion Studio
20 Grand Ave - Brooklyn, NY 11205
exact time tbd

Recah Pecahan - Dewa Alit
Made in Canada - Erin Rogers
Pulsating skin - Justina Repečkaitė
***Popebama set tba***

Talujon percussion group first performed Pulsating Skin (2021) for 4 snare drums and electronics back in 2024. Described by the New York Times as possessing an "edgy, unflagging energy," Talujon is dedicated to advancing contemporary percussion music through a variety of performances, commissions, educational programs, and outreach activities. The ensemble consists of percussionists Ian Antonio, Caitlin Cawley, David Cossin, Matthew Gold, Tom Kolor, Michael Lipsey, and Matt Ward.

Pulsating Skin (2021) premiered at the Darmstadt Summer Course in 2021 and has since been performed in Basel (CH), Shanghai (CN), Feldafing (DE), Paris (FR), Cracow-Warszawa (PL) and NY (USA).

Review of Concertina-fold almanach on Diapason by Pierre Rigaudière on article Georges Aperghis, héros du festival Présences 2026.

Commissioned by Radio France, Justina Repečkaitė’s Concertina-fold almanach, was premiered by accordionist Vincent Lhermet on the 7th of February 2026 during the concert Tingel Tangel at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio.

The concert will be broadcast on France Musique on March 11 at 8:00 p.m.

Justina Repečkaitė’s composition La muë (2024) co-comissioned by IRCAM tand the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles for serpent, children’s choir, and electronics — will be broadcast on France Musique on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 21:35 in the program Le Concert du soir (host Arnaud Merlin), within the section Nouveautés du disque. Listen here. La muë starts at 01:36:20.

Performers: serpent player Patrick Wibart, Les Pages of CMBV conducted by Clement Buonomo and the Ircam team. Recorded during the premiere 27 April, 2024 at Salle Espro, IRCAM.

La Muë (2024) features in Repečkaitė’s album Tapestries (2026) that will be released by the Music Information Centre Lithuania this Spring.

After its French premiere at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2024, Justina Repečkaitė’s Vellum (2020) will be performed again in Paris by the Sorbonne University Orchestra, conducted by Nicolas Agullo.

The concert, entitled Paris – Vilnius, will take place on December 8, 2025, at the Grand Amphithéâtre of the Sorbonne. The stage will be shared by the Sorbonne University Orchestra and the Gaudeamus Choir (LT), featuring works by Donatas Zakaras, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Julien Joubert, Justina Repečkaitė, and Francis Poulenc.

The Ensemble for New Music Tallinn, conducted by Arash Yazdani, performed Millefleur (2025) once again at NAXOS Hallenkonzerte, Frankfurt on 🗓 23th November 2025.
The programme, featuring the torupill performer Katariin Raska, also included works by William Dougherty, Arash Yazdani, Liisa Hirsch, and Klaus Lang.

Millefleur was commissioned by Lithuanian National Radio and Television and received its premiere on October 17 2025 at the Energy and Technology Museum in Vilnius, as part of the Baltic Music Days 2025 - Music Autumn (Muzikos Ruduo) festival.

The Ensemble for New Music Tallinn has frequently performed Repečkaitė’s music since the first edition of the Baltic Music Days in Tallinn in 2021. In 2025, the ensemble was awarded the Siemens Music Prize, recognising its sustained commitment to contemporary music and its exceptional artistic work.

In November Tomek Szczepaniak will give a Polish premiere of Pulsating skin (2021) at festivals - Audioart festival Kraków (November.16) and Hashtag Lab, Warszawa (November 22). Premiered in Darmstadt Summer Course 2021 by 5 performers, Pulsating skin has since been presented in various versions across six countries. Tomek Szczepaniak, appointed teacher at the Conservatory of Poznan, is an accomplished performer who has performed at the famous Warsaw Autumn.

After its premieres in France and the UK, Stalactite (2016) for solo piano will be performed for the first time in Lithuania by Martyna Kučinskaitė. The concerts will take place on October 18 at the Ąžuolynas Library and on October 25 at the Birštonas Kurhauz. The concert, entitled “Piano Works by 21st-Century Lithuanian Women Composers,” features music by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė, Zita Bružaitė, Loreta Narvilaitė, and Justina Repečkaitė. Martyna is also recording these compositions, which will be made freely available on major online platforms.